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10 minutes ago, gearheadgreg said:

Sold over 2 years ago

Yeah, but is that Lotus available?

Seriously.

Dave.

970 222 9597

13 hours ago, OriginalOwner said:

When you're still mulling over that "M engine something or whatever" upgrade ....... and then your most-trusted mechanic calls up and says he found a whole drivetrain you should consider .......

 

https://silodrome.com/lamborghini-murcielago-awd-drivetrain-for-sale

 

 

 

Christ.  Did you see the control required for the gearbox?  Without an engine ECU, maybe, but trying to get that gearbox to work without the proper control unit?  Good luck.  Bet it sounds good though.

On 12/1/2021 at 8:41 AM, markmac said:

... Are there any issues with leaving them up for extended periods of time??  During the winter, the car isn't leaving the garage, unless I take it out to go to a track in a warm part of the country.  I could easily see it up in the air for a month, two months....

I think they sit on locks, just like big lifts- they don't rest on the hydraulics if done correctly.  So should be good to sit like that for a while.

Oh shit!  Was that your car on the flatbed on Harmony?!

And I've got a bunch of those parts, whatever they are, if you want them. 

Pat!  When are you just going to make drive shafts for us?!

1 hour ago, tzei said:

Night time is fine. Although one late summer night i had a moose rushing out of forest at me, it brakes haaaard like hooves skidding on tarmac and turns running alongside me and my M2. So we went about 50 or so meters eyeballing each other and then it ran back same side it came from. Huh!

Fuck.  Moose are so big!  Had one trot up the river behind the house a couple weeks ago.  Huge.

1 hour ago, Leucadian said:

Weekend warrior for me, and local road-tripper.  It's been to Palm Springs, LA, Santa Barbara, and Ojai, but always in fair weather.

 

On occasion, I'll take it to work with me during the week, but only during daylight savings time.

 

I try to not drive at night, if I can help it...Curious if anyone else avoids night-time driving?

I've known some people on moto that avoid riding at night...  And the stock headlights on the car, and the size of the car, I think, do make it a little sketchy in the evening.

So I, too, kinda pretend I'm on a moto while driving the car- If you can see them, or they can see you, they're out to get you.

8 hours ago, bavariaboy said:

... Why deprive myself of the pure pleasure.

 

Will take it to tennis tomorrow, high of 58, sunny here in Bucks County on Dec. 2nd.

 

stevve

Taking mine this morning for an early workout with the boys HS tennis team- that about my speed mentally, so it's a good fit.

I think some of the changes that get made are based on DD status- for example, it's dark and I'm driving, so LED bulbs with even better lights waiting to go in.  All the things like that that driving in regular traffic encourages one to make it work better...

I drive my car most days, shy of snow, salt on the road, or really big rain- got a Taco for that.  Curious how all y'all use your cars.

Could be he did it to sell it, could be he saw Jim's s14, my s14, and decided he needed a damned s14... 

Holy shit.  Sold for 101.

4 hours ago, chargin said:

Would you trade your 2002 for that? 
 

???
 

...

If someone wanted give me retarded money for my car?  Maybe.  But I've hit my head several times, really hard.  I seldom like people coming up to me to talk about my car- actually took the long way through the parking lot an hour ago to not have to talk to a guy that was looking at my car...  (I might build a rally Miata anyway, just sayin'. They're so absolutely silly)

No Ray, I didn't.  Just thinking about John's 2.7 crank.

They had this one, too...  I mean, unreal numbers, but some cool cars.

1 hour ago, M2M3 said:

Very important piece of info.  I had to have that conversation with the architect and contractor on my shop.  They read my inside rqmt as the outside dimensions.

I can imagine that conversation...  "No.  Look at the drawing."

13 hours ago, g_force said:

Maybe start with refreshing bushings.  If you decide that's not working for you, Bili used to rebuild to stock and that is probably cheaper than buying new ones.  And, wasn't there an availability issue getting new '02 Bili Sports? 

 

There also used to be folks that would do custom rebuilds of Bilis, and there's info on the web about doing your own custom rebuilds - if you're into that kind of thing.  Correctly tuned dampers are heavenly, although YMMV as 1) I've not rebuilt Bilis and 2) my experience with custom tuned dampers is all on high end dampers.

That place at Sears Point / Sonoma / whatever they call it now- I think they have the big ass machine to do the Bilsteins.

Finally went and looked.  Why are there no pictures from under the car?  Is that a 120 km/h speedo?  Stock suspension, stock brakes?  It's still got the AFM, so if it bored it's still running the stock ECU, as no one in their right mind would use the AFM unless they had to, so does it run correctly?  Why did they write so few words about it?  What was done to the engine?  New clutch?  What flywheel?  265?  Tunnel chop?  LSD?  Those wheels are like 30 pounds each, with no tires...  Bet it rolls smooth, so much flywheel effect.  It's still got the stock tamper caps where you adjust the ITB's to balance them, so that hasn't been done- so, it probably can get better than it is.

8 hours ago, ray_ said:

2.4 liters?

 

2.4 liters???

 

 

Also, de-trimmed cars make me want to puke.

 

Just sayin'!

Bore but no stroke?  But John's 2.7 crank?!  He said he's making over 300 at the tires or something? 350?

4 hours ago, chargin said:

... just think how often you see a Miata and say "Oh SOOO Cool"

 

 

2 hours ago, OriginalOwner said:

When you're thinking "M engine something or whatever" upgrade ....... and then your most-trusted mechanic calls up and says he found a used engine for you .......

 

https://silodrome.com/ferrari-f2003-ga-formula-1-engine

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

Holy god, it's the V10.

'Missing several of the original internal parts...'

I've been thinking about the MaxJax- and it seems that since it got sold to BendPak it got some improvements.  Periodically on sale through Home Depot...

But now I just jack my car up all the way on one side, then do the other.  No more front subframe for me- just easier / quicker this way.  It's how I've started doing the wife's Subaru as well.  Used to be jack on the side, 4x6 under the front tire, down, move to subframe from the front, up, front jack stands, then mess around with the rear.

Yeah, my wife's first experience with guns was her old man giving her a 12 or 10 gauge shotgun when she was really young.  Mind you, she only weighs, maybe 110, 115 now.  He didn't help her at all, and laughed himself silly when it literally knocked her on her ass.  It took a bit to get her over that.  Fucking dickhead.  But now she prefers CZ pistols, the steel ones.    (Now if only I could find a reliable source for primers...)

7 hours ago, zinz said:

It’s a hoot, but you do need a firm grip on it when it goes off. ?

I have to admit that while I was in the Army, I had a Taurus .454 Casull revolver.  Looking now, apparently you can use it for hunting buffalo.  Anyways.  My buddy wanted to shoot it.  So I load it up with .45 long colt, because it fits, and shoot it one handed, all 5 rounds.  Barely recoils at all, because .45 Colt is a freakin' kitten load.  Then I load it up with proper .454 rounds for my friend, and tell him to use 2 hands and not drop my damned gun.  Didn't realize it until thinking about it now, but I must have looked total legend at that point.  I used to be so cool. :laughing my head off emoji

11 hours ago, zinz said:

340gr .44 Mag on right

 

650gr .577 Express on the left...when more attention is required ?

 

Ed Z

Holy shit Ed.

54 minutes ago, zinz said:

though I prefer the wider, meaner, 288 GTO

 

Don't we all?

5 hours ago, Henna318i said:

Thanks for your input. Ultimately I think an aftermarket ECU to control fuel and ignition would unlock the full potential of this combo, but I need to take one step at a time. Also I completely rebuild the fuel system (new lines, injectors, fuel pumps, refurb’d AFM, etc.) recently.

Hey.  If you're going to an aftermarket ECU, ditch the AFM before you even start- go with a MAF.

9 hours ago, lewisfoto said:

 

 

I envy you for beinag able to figure that out at all

Speaking for myself, it helps to be a little autistic.

6 hours ago, Schnellvintage said:

In addition to everything said above, be very organized and very clean.  I always clean and dry my heads and blocks from the machine shop. And clean out all the oil galleys and passageways.  
 

Matt

Just wanted you to read that part twice.

My experience might not be everyone's, but it was pretty straight-forward once I got started.  So I'd say clean the block and get started.